CVE-2016-8581

MEDIUM

AlienVault OSSIM & USM <5.3.2 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

A persistent XSS vulnerability exists in the User-Agent header of the login process of AlienVault OSSIM and USM before 5.3.2 that allows an attacker to steal session IDs of logged in users when the current sessions are viewed by an administrator.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Peter Lapp · textwebappsphp

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40683

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metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT

by Sasha Zivojinovic · rubypocunix

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/alienvault_sqli_exec.rb

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References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/7766/security-advisory-alienvault-5-3-2-address-70-vulnerabilities

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93862

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40683/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.6815

EPSS Percentile 98.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-79

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

alienvault/open_source_security_information_and_event_management < 5.3.1

alienvault/unified_security_management < 5.3.1

Timeline

Published Oct 28, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026